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I had fewer photos than average for this week, all of them from Jake’s and my iPhones, so I decided to spread things out a bit and have a little fun with the layout by switching up my photo shape and making a line of circles across the middle 3×4 spots.

Tip: Print Instagrams at 2×2, then use a circle punch 1.75 inches in diameter for a a fun way to display lots of little photos.

This week is typically first week of November happenings. Taking walks in piles of leaves (that photo of Jonas is one of my favorites), voting, drinking lots of tea because of the beginnings of getting sick, reading big books, cleaning, that sort of thing.

Tip: If Project Life core kits are too repetitive for you, try a mini kit, like this Cut and Paste Mini Kit by Amy Tangerine. This specific kit has two designs per 3×4 card (though they are double sided, so you could use each design only once).

Tip: There are some places you can’t really bring your phone, like a voting booth or the inside of a movie theater. In those cases, take a photo outside or with a sign instead! I don’t always use these photos, but having them gives me a visual reminder to write a note in Project Life if I decided to skip the photo. This one of Jake post-voting was too great not to use, though!

Tip: If you find yourself taking photos of something similar over and over, try playing with different photo angles to make things more interesting and fun for yourself! There are tons of photos of me reading, but this angle with the book top at the forefront is a first. Plus, it emphasizes how big the book was!

Tip: Journaling doesn’t have to be profound. For really simple journaling, just list out what is going on in the photos!

Tip: Use your most stand out photo in a spread, like this mum photo, to determine your color scheme.

Tip: 3×4 photos can just as easily go in 4×6 spots, adhered to 4×6 cards. I like overlapping a sticker between the card and the photo to connect them a little better and break up the line between them.

I really loved the change of pace with this simple spread, and it came together so quickly because I resolved to just stick to a few products (linked below). I’m a little late to the party, but I’m a huge fan of this Amy Tangerine Cut and Paste stuff. I can’t wait for Plus One.

You’re amazing, Megan! I want to start doing project life myself, however I don’t want to do so digitally, and I don’t have a printer (or the money to have my pictures printed elsewhere.) Mine would be very simple, as I can’t go and do much right now (Winter + no car = eh.) At the same time, I love telling my story, writing/documenting to share – and remember myself, and being creative. You, Kristin and Elise all inspire me so much!

http://www.thenerdnest.com/ Megan Anderson

Thanks, Angie! You might want to watch out for sales / free printing at a photo site like Snapfish or Shutterfly? A lot of them give away lots of prints for trying them out. You could also try out digital until you had the funds to go physical? Maybe following some digital PLers would inspire you!

Audrey

This is such a wonderful layout! I love the color coordination, symmetry, simple journaling, and photos. I especially love the circle photos. This is one of my favorite layouts of yours, and I hope you don’t mind if I scrap lift parts of this layout. Thanks for the inspiration!

http://www.thenerdnest.com/ Megan Anderson

Of course I don’t mind! There’s no point in my sharing it if you can’t do anything with the inspiration you glean

http://www.alexandraraedesign.com/blog/ Alexandra Rae

I love the circles. They look awesome and just might inspire something